A Des Moines police officer accidentally ran over a woman lying in the street overnight.

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Police said it happened about 12:50 a.m. at 10th Street and Stone Lane in Des Moines.

Someone called police to check on a person who was lying in the street or alley.

Officer Brian Cuppy responded to the call, but did not see the woman lying in the alley until his car ran over her legs.

Police told KCCI that the injuries were not life-threatening, scraps and bruises. She was taken to Mercy Medical Center.

"Certainly the darkness and the person lying in the middle of the roadway are somewhat unusual. The positioning of the body may have led the officer to not see it the way they may have if it was an open street sounds like a unfortunate accident an hopefully we'll all learn from it," said Lt. David Ness of Des Moines police.

Police said the woman was intoxicated. Her name has not yet been released.